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Mental Illness and Homelessness

National Coalition for the Homeless 2201 P Street, NW Tel. 202-462-4822 Washington, DC 20037-1033 Fax. 202-462-4823 Email. Bringing America Home Mental Illness and Homelessness Published by the National Coalition for the Homeless, July 2009 PREVALENCE According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 20 to 25% of the homeless population in the United States suffers from some form of severe Mental Illness .

RELATIONSHIP TO HOMELESSNESS Serious mental illnesses disrupt people’s ability to carry out essential aspects of daily life, such as self care and household management. Mental illnesses may also prevent people from forming and maintaining stable relationships or cause people to misinterpret others’ guidance and react irrationally. This often

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